>>Strive to Build an Environmental-Friendly Society Based on Full Knowledge of Status Quo

    Speaker: Xia Guang, Head of Policy Research Center for Environmental and Economy Ministry of Environmental Protection

    Organizer: School of Economics

    Place: Room 202, Building of School of Economics

    Date: Nov. 17, 2010 (Wednesday)

    Time: 16:00-18:00

>>Perplexity about Sino-US Relations

    Speaker: Prof. Shiping Hua from Department of Politics of the University of Louisville, long-time visiting scholar of School of International Studies of Peking University

    Organizer: School of International Studies

    Introduction: Economic issues such as exchange rate and bilateral trade are the focus about China of the recent U.S. mid-term elections. Together with some traditional issues like human rights and democracy, how will these heated issues present themselves in the Sino-US relation in the near future? And what kind of impact will the historically and culturally different perspectives between the two countries impose on the relation?

    Place: Room C105, Building of School of International Studies

    Date: Nov. 12, 2010 (Friday)

    Time: 10:00-11:30

>>Development of Low Carbon Industry and Revolutions of New Energy Sources

    Speaker: Research fellow Li Junfeng, Deputy Director of Energy Research Institute of National Development and Reform Commission, Secretary-General of Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association.

    Organizer: School of Economics

    Place: Room 314, Classroom Building No. 2

    Date: Nov. 10, 2010 (Wednesday)

    Time: 15:10-17:00

>>Research in Music Emotion Detection Technologies

    Speaker: Yang Deshun, associate researcher

    Organizer: Institute of Computer Science and Technology of Peking University

    Introduction: Compared to other related research areas, the research of Music Emotion Detection is still at the beginning. This lecture gives a brief introduction of some basic issues in Music Emotion Detection as well as its current development and researches.

    Place: No. 421 Meeting Room, Founder Building, Zhongguancun (outside the east gate)

    Date: Nov. 10, 2010 (Wednesday)

    Time: 11:00-12:00

>>“Ground Truth” in Music Emotion Detection

    Speaker: Chen Xiao’ou, research fellow

    Organizer: Institute of Computer Science and Technology of Peking University

    Introduction: How to set up the so-called “Ground Truth” is a big challenge in applying Machine Learning technology to the research of Music Emotion Detection.

    Place: No. 421 Meeting Room, Founder Building, Zhongguancun (outside the east gate)

    Date: Nov. 10, 2010 (Wednesday)

    Time: 10:00-11:00

>>Where is the future of anti-cancer targeted therapies?

    Speaker: Prof. Tak Mak, from Departments of Medical Biophysics and Immunology at the University of Toronto, Director of the Advanced Medical Discovery Institute and the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Member of the Cancer Research Institute Scientific Advisory Council.

    Organizer: School of Life Sciences

    Contact: Deng Hongkui (Tel: 86-10-62756954)

    Place: Deng Youcai Lecture Hall (Room 101 of New Biology Building)

    Date: Nov. 10, 2010 (Wednesday)

    Time: 10:00-11:00

>>Hypoxia-regulated angiogenic inhibitors: the story from RGC-32

    Speaker: An Xiaojin, Ph.D. candidate

    Organizer: Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University

    Place: No. 306 Meeting Room, Overseas Exchange Center

    Date: Nov. 9, 2010 (Tuesday)

    Time: 16:30-17:00

>>Reducing Psychological Pressure in Context of Current Era and Chinese Culture

    Speaker: Xu Kaiwen, Chief Supervisor of Psychological Health Education and Hotline Center, Peking University

    Organizer: Department of Psychology

    Place: Room 408, Classroom Building No. 3

    Date: Nov. 9, 2010 (Tuesday)

    Time: 15:30-17:00

>>Experience and Reflection as a Spokesman

    Speaker: Mao Qun’an, Vice Director of the General Office, Spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Health

    Organizer: School of Journalism and Communication

    Place: Room 407, Classroom Building No. 3

    Date: Nov. 9, 2010 (Tuesday)

    Time: 15:10-17:00

>>Physics in Global Warming

    Speaker: CAS Member Ding Yihui, National Climate Center

    Organizer: School of Physics

    Place: Room 117, Natural Sciences Building

    Date: Nov. 9, 2010 (Tuesday)

    Time: 15:00-17:00

Translated by: Chen Long

Edited by: Jacques

Source: Peking University Lecture Hall

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